Creative Buyer

Company Description About Publicis Commerce: Informed by data, our passionate team strives to deliver Hero Moments for our clients’ brands in the final mile of the retail customer journey. We pride ourselves on being able to provide winning client solutions delivered across 7 core capability areas: Data & Consumer Insights; Shopper Marketing & Integrated RTM; Field Marketing; Events & Activations; Promotional, Risk, Reward & Loyalty and Retail POS Strategy. Overview We’re looking for a Creative Buyer. Candidates must reside within a commutable distance to our office in Detroit (Troy) or Chicago for a hybrid work schedule. Primary Responsibilities Purchase stock images—both stills and footage—and fonts Licensing Digital, Footage and still imagery for Clients and Creatives with approved stock vendors content providers Must have a solid understanding of clearance and licensing issues associated with image content (stills and footage). Provide best practice recommendations for photo usage/licensing. Work with legal and business teams to secure usage rights, clear/lead vetting for new sites that have not been legally approved, including seeking DAM rights, assess risk, and clear work for distribution. Negotiate/own contracts with stock houses including digital asset management aspects. Partner with Legal and leadership to align on stock agreement that is in the best interest of the agency/client needs. Negotiate cost savings through reduced licensing fees with vendors and individual content providers while maintaining DAM license agreement. Vet and set up new stock and image vendors by working with legal to confirm appropriate terms and conditions. Maintain access to high-resolution stock downloads within the Creative department. Create and maintain a database of image content. Research and maintain a database of content sources and resource contacts. Review all artwork/meta data before it is released from the agency to ensure usage rights are known and documented. Purchase font licenses. Maintain and audit font server. Offer creative solutions for savings whenever possible. Partner with photography department on talent contracts, usage rights, tracking of shoots, and asset storage. Manage talent contracts, usage rights, tracking of shoots, and asset storage. Correct the contracts, work with the reps to get better prices and put together a wish list for future DAM operations. Hire/train buying staff, set up a DAM/with metadata asset tagging and tracking in partnership with Asset management. This task will require prior experience building and implementing a DAM. Skillsets Required Proven Art Production, Rights Management, Vendor Management, Asset Management and Production Technology acumen. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills. Ability to manage one or more projects simultaneously. Experience maintaining art resources such as stock houses, vendors, photographers and representatives. 3+ years of creative production experience at an advertising agency, in-house marketing department, magazine/editorial/publishing group, or production company. A high attention to detail, strong management skills, and the ability to manage multiple organization-wide deadlines. Must be extremely organized. Working knowledge of current legal trends; experience with securing and managing copyrights. Be open minded to opinions that might vary from yours. Additional Information The Power of One starts with our people! To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources. Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include: Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance Tuition Assistance Paid time off that includes Flexible…

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